West and north side dominate office construction, population

This map provides a glimpse at how Houston’s growth is mirroring the area’s office development, as the regions with higher population densities are where many of the new buildings are being developed.

Houston’s west and north side — areas with single-digit vacancy rates — are home to the lion’s share of office construction.

Office buildings under way in the Energy Corridor and The Woodlands total 57 percent of the overall construction taking place.

Excluding the Exxon campus (estimated to be around 3 million square feet), there’s approximately 8 million square feet under construction in Energy Corridor and The Woodlands, That’s out of 13.5 million square feet citywide, according to commercial real estate firm Jones Lange LaSalle.

The map, created by JLL, is based on population estimates for the next five years. By 2030, Houston’s population is expected to grow 48 percent.